Curve Boosts Layer 2s with Launch on Optimism
Curve gave Layer 2s a boost by joining Optimism.
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Transak Launches Fiat Onramps to Top L2s Arbitrum and Optimism
Layer 2 blockchains Arbitrum and Optimism got a boost from a new fait-to-crypto offering.
Push to Launch Layer 2 Liquidity Mining on Uniswap Gains Steam
Uniswap is considering a proposal to launch liquidity mining with an eye toward a Layer 2 deployment.
New Layer 2 Boba Leapfrogs Optimism and Races Past $1B in TVL
Boba has rapidly leapfrogged Layer 2s and raced past $1B in TVL.
Defiant Degens: Killing 2 Birds with 1 Farm: How to LP and Earn a Possible Future Arbitrum or Hop Token
This is a weekly tutorial on the most compelling opportunities in yield farming, written by our friend DeFi Dad, an advisor to The Defiant and Head of Portfolio Support at Fourth Revolution Capital (4RC). Background on Protocol: One of the biggest windfalls in DeFi portfolios is an airdrop. It’s “Uptober” and aside from green candles, …
Ape Diaries: The Early Bird Gets The Airdrop
It has historically paid to be early in DeFi — literally. Traders (including yours truly) are betting that will also be the case on Arbitrum and Optimism. DeFi has long fostered a culture of rewarding early adopters, with a great example being last year’s massive Uniswap airdrop in which the decentralized exchange airdropped 400 UNI …
Lyra Plunges into Layer 2 Options Pool with Offering for Hedge Hungry Investors
With the market for Layer 1 tokens such as AVAX red hot this month, it would be easy to overlook a development on the Layer 2 side of the DeFi universe. Yet three days ago Lyra, a cryptocurrency options platform, released a new offering that will let investors trade on Layer 2, a catch-all term …
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Sushi Won’t Launch on L2 Optimism, Citing Preferential Treatment of Uniswap
Sushi is drawing back from plans to deploy on Optimism after a dispute over the Ethereum L2 solution’s launch process. On August 11, SushiSwap CTO Joseph Delong announced that Sushi would be taking a wait-and-see approach to deploying on Optimism due to what he described as “non-preferential treatment.” According to Delong, Sushi had already deployed …
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Optimism and Buterin Tap Profit-Motive to Accelerate Public Goods for DeFi, Sparking Debate
Gitcoin rustles up millions of dollars in funding to support Ethereum developers. Lighthouse gives away Ethereum 2.0 software. And EthHub provides educational services on the Ethereum ecosystem gratis. These endeavors are known as public goods, and no surprise, Defiers love them, and want more of them. But influential voices in DeFi, including Ethereum co-founder Vitalik …
Looking Back at Uniswap’s Growth as it’s Deployed on L2
On-Chain Markets Update by Lucas Outumuro, IntoTheBlock The anticipated launch of Uniswap on layer 2 has finally arrived, at least to some extent. Uniswap’s alpha on Optimism has been released, supporting only six crypto-assets so far, but at a fraction of the cost incurred on Ethereum’s mainnet. As Uniswap’s V3 is on track to fully …
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Uniswap’s V3 Launches on Layer 2 Solution Optimism
It’s a good time for Layer 2 enthusiasts as Uniswap V3 has soft-launched on Optimism, a leading optimistic rollup solution for scaling Ethereum. Users can now tap Optimism to deposit, trade and provide liquidity on the decentralized exchange (DEX), which captures roughly half of all DEX volume, according to a Dune Analytic’s query. Optimism “currently …
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Rollup Rollup! Top Layer 2s Compared | Arbitrum vs Optimism vs Polygon
Thinking back it really wasn’t that long ago that most people really weren’t that fussed about L2 scaling solutions. It was kind of a minor distraction – oh sure, Loopring, xDai, Matic, that’s cute but all the ape money is on daddy boy Ethereum, that’s where I’m gonna be because you know… muh liquidity. But …
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Coinbase on Layer 2 is Latest in Ethereum Scaling Boom
There’s been an explosion of Ethereum scaling developments this past week, with the latest and arguably biggest one announced yesterday: Coinbase Wallet is integrating with Optimism’s Optimistic Rollup testnet. Coinbase Wallet is the US exchange’s non-custodial wallet and dapp browser (not the exchange itself) and the integration will allow users to view their balances and …
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